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The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Here Are Poseidon’s Final Steps To Building A Desalination Plant
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The Orange County Registerby Martin WisckolTwenty years and $50 million into the process, officials with desalination plant purveyor Poseidon are optimistic they will get their final two permits — possibly by year’s end. Here are the key steps ahead for the plant in Huntington Beach: Term sheet. This non-binding working agreement lays the groundwork for an eventual contract for Poseidon to […]
OPINION: California Is Dammed Enough Already
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles TimesEnvironmental consequences aside, it would seem to make a certain amount of sense to dam a river in order to store and distribute water where and when it is most needed. But what if there’s no river? Or more to the point, what if every river that can be dammed already has been dammed, and […]
What To Know About The Poseidon Desalination Plant And Its Pros And Cons For Southern California Water
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The Orange County Registerby Martin WisckolThe day of reckoning is drawing near for Huntington Beach’s long-planned desalination plant, which would help quench Orange County’s thirst with sea water and free up imported water for the rest of the Southern California. Twenty years and $50 million into the process, officials with plant purveyor Poseidon are optimistic they will get their final […]
An Engineer in Operator Territory: Treat Every Encounter Like An Interview
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Source (California-Nevada Section AWWA)by Jim FisherI have spent my entire career in the operations side of water utilities. I began as a part time student engineer in the City of San Diego’s Water Department’s Production Division and am now Director of Operations and Maintenance at the San Diego County Water Authority responsible for a staff of 85 and an annual […]